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Unidad Barrial Sostenible (UBS)
This research tackles the sustainability issue of smaller latino-american cities that halt growth and lack infrastructure ; on top on this, climate-induced natural disasters
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Overview of the project
This research tackles the sustainability issue of smaller latino-american cities that halt growth and lack infrastructure ; on top on this, climate-induced natural disasters.
In this respect, the work of this institute also aims to contribute to resolving the problem by proposing a methodological study of smaller latin american cities on the following subjects: sustainable development with a focus on the physical, environmental and climate dimension.
To do so, the study is organised into 3 sections:
- analysis of existing informations on the subject;
- definition of priority actions;
- and finally, proposition of an indicator system.
The results offer a system with 39 indicators, divided into 3 sub-sectors:
- physical, environmental and climate vulnerability
- environmental focus
- urban planning and social cohesion
Improving quality of life for inhabitants in disadvantages urban areas in smaller cities in Latin America
Published research
The results offer a system with 39 indicators, divided into 3 sub-sectors.
The results offer a system with 39 indicators, divided into 3 sub-sectors:
- physical, environmental and climate vulnerability
- environmental focus
- urban planning and social cohesion
organisation
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This organisaiton ofcuses its research on investigating urban planning and sustainable local development in cities in Latin America.